Anybody have experience with looking into residency in Europe?

[dooogs]

How are our Canadian MD's viewed? Looking for Switzerland or Germany. Ignoring language requirements for now!

[insomnias]

On 10/17/2021 at 9:38 AM, dooogs said:

How are our Canadian MD's viewed? Looking for Switzerland or Germany. Ignoring language requirements for now!

If you're still curious:

Switzerland - you won't get to do residency here without a medical degree from the EEA, or having had your medical degree recognised by an EEA country.

Germany - you have to have your German at a C1 (maybe B2 depending on state), pass some exams, and then you can apply to residency which is generally 5 years for most specialties (or longer if you opt to go part-time), but it's like applying for jobs. Consequently, you need to know someone in the department if you want to get a position, you need to re-apply every year, and education is more self-directed + standardized than in Canada. On the plus side, residencies can be easier to get in many fields because they have a huge doctor shortage. My friends who went this route generally did a master's and/or PhD in Germany while getting their foreign MD recognized.